Your Daily Jon and Kate

Just days away from the May 25th premiere of their show, Jon and Kate Plus Eight, the media is really starting to amp up even more attention on the troubled marriage, what lies ahead for the show and of course, what the fate of those eight children will be. It’s sure to be an enlightening episode for fans, with Jon and Kate both speaking in separate and joint interviews. From the sounds of it, Jon is still incredibly unhappy in his marriage while Kate is smiling for the cameras, although she does admit to feeling the same way.

Star has information that says that Kate is still putting on an act for the cameras and that this was most apparent at the recent kids’ birthday party that was also a huge paparazzi event. However, according to the Daily Blabber, who also has their ear close to the ground on the story, both Jon and Kate talk about having a hard time and acknowledge that something pretty major is going on. This from Star,

“Kate and I have been going through a lot of stuff and discussing what’s best for our kids,” a defeated-looking Jon says in a video sneak preview of the show released Thursday by TLC. “The world isn’t about ratings and TV. It’s about happiness,” he mumbles.

The couple, who normally narrate the episodes while sitting together on a couch, filmed their commentary separately for the premiere. In the clip, Kate does not discuss their marriage troubles.

The premiere episode, airing May 25, focuses on how Jon and Kate put aside their bitter differences to host a belated birthday party for their sextuplets.

According to a Jon & Kate Plus 8 insider, Kate is a pro at putting on a happy face for the sake of the show. “She didn’t talk to Jon unless the cameras were rolling,” a source tells Star.”

This seems to be the typical portrayal of crazy Kate that we’ve seen lately. I have to say, I’m not a huge fan of the woman but I do think the media has done quite a number of her lately that may not be entirely necessary. The Daily Blabber then blogs about their two cents and shows a more vulnerable and human side of Kate. From Daily Blabber,

“In a new clip from the upcoming season of Jon & Kate Plus 8, Kate Gosselin admits that “Everthing is falling apart. I feel like the world is sitting on my shoulders.”
“I will not give up. I will not lay down and die,” Kate promises in a testimonial.

In a separate scene, Jon Gosselin admits that he’s having a pretty hard time with the whole thing, as well.

“I can’t be myself,” Jon said. “I’m not feeling so hot right now. I might as well be in prison.”

I was watching an episode today of a Jon and Kate that aired a couple of seasons ago and it was almost sad to watch because they were still very happy and Kate actually talked about how it was so important to invest time in your marriage because she knows how quickly it can all fall apart. How quickly, indeed. In the same episode we also saw a Jon who had had too much to drink and was genuinely happy. He had that same big silly smile that he has in all the bar pics that have been taken of him lately. I guess the network couldn’t have chosen that episode as a rerun much better.